 City Councilor Johnnie Parks and several members of the Youth City Council volunteered to pick up litter during the Trash Bash & Recycling Rally held on Oct. 21.
A big thank you to everyone who demonstrated community spirit and pride by volunteering at the Broken Arrow Trash Bash and Recycling Rally on Saturday, Oct. 21.
Co-hosted by the City of Broken Arrow, The M.e.t., and Keep Broken Arrow Beautiful, this bi-annual collaboration removes litter from our streets and prevents tons of recyclable waste from entering area landfills.
In the two-hour event, the groups collected more than 30 trash bags from various parts of the city.
At the Recycling Rally at Events Park, over 270 cars came through to drop off their items for recycling and shredding.
Volunteers from the Broken Arrow Air Force JROTC, the National Honor Society, the Youth City Council, and others assisted guests by removing the items from their cars to make for a quick and efficient drive-through collection event.
Special thanks to the following organizations for their part in making this event a success: Keep Broken Arrow Beautiful, the City of Broken Arrow, The M.e.t., Recycle BA, Wagoner County Sherriff's Office, Broken Arrow Police Department, Green Country Trash, Harmon Insurance, American Document Shredding, SHOTS, Twisted Sugar, Tulsa Conservation District, and New Solutions.
The next Trash Bash & Recycling Rally will be held in April 2024. See you there!
$35 million in projects made possible by bond sale
The City Council received and approved the sale of $35,000,000 in General Obligation Bonds, Series-2023 on Oct. 17, to fund a wide range of infrastructure projects.
The bids were opened at 11 a.m. and BOK Financial was the lowest bidder at a True Interest Cost at 4.219 percent. In all, five bids were received by the deadline by BOK Financial, Meisrow Financial, Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets, Jefferies, LLC, and The Baker Group.
The City Council authorized the solicitation of the bids to sell the bonds at the Sept. 19 City Council meeting.
The Series-2023 A Bonds are the eighth series sold from the 2018 General Obligation Bond election, which includes:
- $26,080,000 for Streets
- $4,750,000 for Public Safety
- $3,120,000 for Quality-of-Life projects
- $400,000 for public buildings and facilities
- $650,000 for Stormwater projects
For more, go to $35 million in projects made possible by bond sale.
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For the latest update on improvements projects around the city, watch this month's Broken Arrow in Motion with City Manager Michael Spurgeon. |
 In this month's Community Development Update, City Manager Michael Spurgeon shares information on the latest developments approved by the City Council in October. Discover new projects like the Dallas Street Multi-Family Flats, the Corridor at Cyprus, Aspen Ridge North and more by clicking on the graphic above.
Water is a resource many of us take for granted.
We wake up, shower, make coffee, clean the car, feed the family, flush the toilet, and wash the laundry. But have you thought about where your water comes from or where your wastewater goes?
The City of Broken Arrow’s water source is the Verdigris River. Our water is processed at the Verdigris River Water Treatment Plant, which is the largest membrane water treatment facility in Oklahoma. In fact, it’s one of the largest of its type in the nation and has been in operation since 2014.
The infrastructure and people needed to deliver water to our homes and businesses are often out of sight and, therefore, out of mind. More than 40 employees in several divisions work to maintain water service for the city from the time it's taken from the river until it is reclaimed.
The City of Broken Arrow would like to bring attention to a resource many of us take for granted. Water is the lifeline of our community.
Let's all recognize and support the staff and systems that provide our reliable water supply, not just on this National Day of Action, but every day.
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This Machine expanding Broken Arrow reach
This Machine is expanding its Broken Arrow reach with plans to add two square miles and an additional 40 bikes around the city this year.
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This Machine is operated by Tulsa Bike Share, a local 501c3 nonprofit organization. By providing a network of bicycles that can be rented on-demand from stations located around the city, This Machine is providing options for how people move about and experience our community.
“We have seen great ridership from BA,” This Machine Executive Director Vince Trinidad said. “Broken Arrow ridership currently makes up 10 percent of our total ridership and we hope to see this number grow with our planned expansion in BA.”
This Machine bikes are pedal-assist E-bikes, which means that when you pedal, the motor in the bike will engage and put more power behind every pedal-stroke.
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